WH Says Trump Will ‘Frankly Answer The Questions He Wants To’ At Final Debate | Talking Points Memo

White House communications director Alyssa Farah previewed how President Trump will continue doing whatever he wants during the final presidential debate on Thursday night.


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Just means Trump will insert campaign rally stuff. He’ll make no effort to answer to others.

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So…he’s gonna blither on whatever trickles through his addled, cobwebbed filled skull.

Like always.

Definitely an improvement over the last debate. :smirk:

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He’s also going to frankly answer the questions he wants to.

Vladimir Putin says he’s not interfering in our election. Do you believe him?

Look. I finished the wall. It’s completely done. I know you don’t want to talk about that because you’re a stupid woman. Okay? It’s all finished. I built it. Next question.

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Which means he won’t.

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IMPLOTUS.

I just may have to tune in!

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‘k’

I’m ok with muting microphones, because the alternative is that Cleveland fiasco. However, any interruptions during that period should lead to loss of time.

Trump is going to treat this debate as an opportunity to ‘rush the stage’ and the only gatekeeper who can stop it, is a constantly attacked moderator who might channel her inner Susan Page.

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I’ll let the experts watch it. I already voted, so I don’t care enough about this. Those that haven’t voted are mostly decided.

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As far as I can tell, why ask Trump any questions at all? Perhaps the moderator should say, “I would like to ask you about early mistakes in dealing with the coronavirus. Instead, I grant you two minutes to rant.”

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Who’s this Frank Lee who will answer the questions?

Trump doesn’t answer questions; what normal people call questions are a springboard to his Insane Clown Paranoia.

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There are two falsehoods in this simple sentence.

“He’s also going to, frankly, answer…”
No he won’t.
“… the questions he wants to.”
There are no questions he wants to answer.

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The American people need to know if the Biden family in any way is beholden to China. This is our biggest geopolitical adversary,

Ivanka, anybody? SMH

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He’s also going to frankly answer the questions he wants to,” Farah said.

IOW he will bellow and blather about whatever he wants, just like he does at his hatefest/superspreader rallies.

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Every statement will start and end with “Hunter/Burisma”, and there will be a bunch of “Hunter/Burisma” sprinkled throughout the middle.

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He’ll do the accordion thing with his hands, and squint his eyes, and point a tiny finger at the moderator saying “You’re unfair, and you know it.” And that will be that.

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Trump’s Chinese handler.

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He won’t answer but still I want Joe to ask him what he’s doing with a Chinese bank account.

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This isn’t new for Trump. Recall in 2008, Sarah Palin – a true trumpiste avant la lettre --basically told the late Gwen Ifill, who moderated the VP debate, that she was going to talk about what she wanted, regardless if it had anything to do with the questions. Ifill, like so many media refs being worked over by Republicans, didn’t push back.

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Trump is “going to frankly answer the questions he wants to”

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Trumps 60 minutes video release 30 minutes plus, Think I’ll let someone else short out what he says vs truth then watch that.

OK watched a bit at the beginning and the end. Some much bullshit so little time…

…watch starting about 16 mins in and listen for about 5-10 minutes at all the same bs claims he spews at rallys GD!

Holy shit he uses two hands to start a glass of water up toward his face to take a sip near the end…I bet he’s been having some mini strokes! Around time 29 screen shot of it
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He sounds in this interview like his tweets read…deranged and confused.

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